area 10 429 km²/4026 sq mi. Largest and most important island of Fiji, SW Pacific Ocean, separated from Vanua Levu, 32 km/20 mi NE, by the Koro Sea; length 144 km/89 mi; width 104 km/65 mi; mountainous interior, rising to 1324 m/4344 ft at Tomaniivi (Mt Victoria); lower reaches of main rivers provide fertile alluvial flats; capital, Suva; airport; gold mining, sugar milling, tourism; experimental irrigated rice projects near Suva; Colo-i-suva Forest Park.